Artificial fly



April 1938. A. GARDNER 2,114,342

ARTIFICIAL FLY Filed Jan. so, 1936 Patented Apr. 19, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ARTIFICIAL FLY Archibald Gardner, Giifnock, near Glasgow, Scotland 2 Claims.

This invention relates to artificial flies for use by anglers.

A fly according to the invention is provided with wings formed integral with one another.

The wings are formed in one piece with a stem or stems adapted to be attached to the shank of the hook, the wings being suitably angled in relation to said stem or stems.

The wing structure is secured to the shank of the hook by the usual dressing tied around the hook shank.

The wings and the stem or stems are constituted of translucent sheet material, namely of proofed silk.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figs. 1-3 are plan views of wing-forming blanks cut from sheet material, and Figs. l -3 are elevations showing the blanks according to Figs. 1-3, respectively, folded to form pairs of wings. Fig. 4 shows a complete fly with wings as shown in Figs. 2 and 2*. Fig. 5 shows a complete fly with wings as shown in Figs. 3 and 3 As shown, the wings I of each pair are integral with one another, being cut to any desired wing-defining contour from translucent sheet material.

The wings shown in Figs. 1, 1 and in Figs. 2, 2 are formed integral with a forwardly directed stem 2 adapted for attachment to the forward end of the shank of a hook.

The wings shown in Figs. 3, 3 are formed integral with forward and rear stems 2, 3, respectively, adapted for attachment to the shank of the hook, as by means of a filamentary winding, as shown in Fig. 5.

The complete fly shown in Fig. 4 is provided with wings formed as shown in Figs. 2 and 2 the stem 2 being tied at 4 to the shank of the hook 5.

I claim:-

1. An artificial fly for angling, comprising a and angled in relation to said shank. a)

2. An artificial fly for angling, comprising a hook having a shank forming a body for the fly, a pair of diverging wings formed in one piece with a stem protruding between the wings at the head and with a stem protruding between 2 the wings at the tail, and a filamentary dressing tied around said shank and around said stems and exclusively securing said wings to said shank, said wings being of translucent proofed silk fabric and angled in relation to said shank. n

ARCHIBALD GARDNER. 

